Heritage Carriages Project - Progress Report April 2024
Development of the Washford workshops has contnued. We have also contnued work on 6705.
For the Washford workshops, we have:
- Positioned our new table saw and planer thicknesser in the ground floor workshop and
connected them to the dust extraction system. - A Dust extraction connection has been installed ready for the arrival of a new bandsaw,
which has now been ordered. - Booked PSSR test for the compressed air system – scheduled for May 22nd.
- Connections between the vacuum pump and
the carriage have now been improved and now
no longer leak.
- Timber racking is under construction for the
storage of our timber supplies. - The mitre saw in the mezzanine workshop has
been connected to the dust extraction system. - We have now removed all our inventory from
the Portakabin office and old wood shop at
Williton. - We have placed a banner on the outside of the
workshop facing Washford station pla1orm announcing our carriage restoration activity at Washford.
Work has continued on 6705:
- Both sides of 6705 below the windows have now been stripped and prepared for
painting. - Vacuum testng is now proceeding step-by-step through the carriage vacuum system
to discover and rectify all leaking joints. - Some of the guttering has been removed which reveals considerable corrosion and
evidence of water ingress. - Two 2.4m staging sections have been completed to form a 4.8m assembly complete
with steps and balustrades. A second 4.8m staging assembly is now well underway to
provide safe access on the other side of the carriage.
- Both sides of 6705 below the windows have now been stripped and prepared for
Plans for May 2024
- Washford
- Complete installation of ducting for dust extractor.
- Complete build of racking for Timber storage.
- Complete last two staging sections to enable safe working on 6705.
- Have air compressor system tested and certified.
- Assess evidence of water ingress from leaking gutter and determine suitable fix for this.
- Plan for move of container and 9037 body from Williton.
2. Safety Documentary
Work to connue on our documentation set, focusing now to include machine-specific risk assessments
prioritized in the order the machines are likely to be implemented in the Washford workshops. We will also develop proposals for a workshop safety training course for our volunteers.
